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MARYA.MOORE, 0FL1seoN,1LLrNo1S. Letters Patent No. 84,703,1Zatefl Deco/mbe- 8, 1868; a-ntelated November23, 1868.

IIWPROVED CHILDS DIAPER.

Marv-*- The Schedule referred to in these'Letters Patent an. making pax-t of the same.

To all wliom Iit may concern:

Be it knownfthat I, MARY AMOORE, of Lisbon, in the county of Kendall, in the State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Diaper; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying chawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, makinga part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 vis a representation of my invention, as applied to the person of a child. v

Figure 2 shows the pattern for cutting the diaper, preparatory to its being sewed together.v The nat-ure of my invention consists in the application of a peculiarly-arranged diaper, and in supporting the same with shoulder-straps, by means 'of which the lumbar region and hips are relieved from a continuons pressure, caused by astcning the common diaper so tightly around the person of a child as is necessary' to hold it on.

To enable others to fully comprehend the construction of my invention, I have marked corresponding parts with similar letters, and will now give a detailed description.

A represent-s the diaper, wl`-.ic11 calpbe made of rubber, cloth, or any similar material which is impervious to water, or madeof common linen cloth, and lined with oil-silk or rubber goods, as most convenient and desirable, the object being to use such material as will require but little Washing to be kept clean.

. Fig. 2 represents the peculiar method of cutting the diaper, preparatory to being sewed together.

E F G lare gores out from the diaper A, which are to be closed by sewing in the usual manner of needle-Work,

and vso as to be as nearly water-tight as possible, es-

i,pecially when rubber goods, or other similar materials,

are used.

The diaper will thenhave a suitable form for tting a ,child nicely, providing care-has been taken to make it the proper size; and elastic straps, B, can be Sefwed to front, at a 11, and hip-straps, D, (also elastic,) fastened to the front, and buckled to the back part at P P, which shoulders of the child, and also adjusting it to its size. In order to keep the shoulder-straps B in place, an

around the body of the child, as shown at lig. l.

It will be seen from this description that the device has al simple construction, and can be made by persons having ordinary skill in the manufacture of similar artieles, and that the diaper thus made and adjusted is much more safe and convenient than any.otl1er now in use.

Having thus described my invention,

.Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,- isl The combination of the diaper A with the elastic straps B C D, constructed and arranged substantially as set forth'.

MARY A. MOORE.

' W'itnesses:

J. F. Moonn, D. T. BEANS.

the back of the diaper, at in m, and buttoued to the will provide means for supporting the diaper by the p elastic band, C, is fastened'to them, and made to pass 

